Basic substituted alkoxy diphenylalkanols, diphenylalkenes and diphenylalkanes



United States Patent Ofifice sprints Patented Jan. 22, 1953 R XX in which one of the groups represented by R and R is a basic ether group of the formula OC H A, in which A is a dialkylaminoor a monocyclic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group. The dialkylamino groups contain alkyl groups of from one to four carbon atoms, While the monocyclic heterocyclic groups include the morpholino and piperidino groups. n is an integer from two to four. The remaining R and R group may be hydrogen, lower allryl, halogen, lower allcony or triiluoromethyl. Y is a straight or branched alkyl or alkylene group containing from two to fifteen carbon atoms, inclusive; X may be hydrogen or hydroxyl and X is hydrogen or together X and X form a second bond between the carbon atoms to which they are attached.

This invention also includes the acid the compounds of the general formula.

The new and novel alkanols have the formula:

- R OH l wherein R, R, and Y have the meanings described above. The alkanols may be prepared by reacting an alkyl magaddition salts of nesium halide or a lithium alkyl with a benzophenone substituted with the R and R groups. The ketone is obtained by reacting an alkai metal salt of a Substituted hydroxyphenyl ketone with a dialkylaminoalkyl halide, such as diethylamincethyl chloride.

The following scheme illustrates the alkanols:

the preparation of The new and novel alkylenes of this invention have the formula:

wherein R, R, and Y have the meanings described above. 'ihe new alkylenes are prepared by dehydration of the above alkanols by use of ineral acids such as hydrochloric or phosphoric acids.

The new alkanes of this invention wherein R, R and Y have the meanings described above. The new alkanes are prepared by hydrogenation of the above alkylenes.

The new compounds of the present invention possess useful physiological activity, particularly in blocking the formation of cholesterol in the body. These compounds are, therefore, useful in the treatment of hypercholesteremia and in cardiovascular diseases aggravated by high blood levels of cholesterol. They are effective orally or parenterally and may be administered in doses ranging from 25 mg. to 4 grams daily depending upon the condition under treatment and as determined by the attending physician. When given orally they may be in the form of capsules or tablets which may, if desired, be enterically coated. They can also be administered as oral suspensions or liquids. lnjectable solutions may be prepared in conventional manner using isotonic saline, if desired.

These new compounds also have endocrine activity and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents and as estrogenic and anti-estrogenic agents. As will also be apparent, the ethanols and ethylenes are useful as intermediates in the preparation of the ethylenes and ethanes respectively.

Some presently known anti-cholesterol agents function by blocking the formation of cholesterol at a late stage in its biochemical synthesis. This, however, results in the accumulation of another sterol known as desmosterol. The compounds of the present invention appear to block the formation of cholesterol by another mechanism in which cholesterol synthesis is blocked at an early stage before formation of the sterol structure. The uon-sterols which result from this blocking process are more easily metabolized and excreted than are the sterols. This, of course, is an unexpected and advantageous property of the new compounds of the invention.

have the formula:

s-mnm-Qb-om-v ml; of ethanol was stirred for thirty minutes. of 150 g. of ,B-diethylam-inpethyl chloride in 300 ml. of

EXAMPLE 1 s 1 [p-'( B- Diethylantinoethoxy )Phenyl] 1 -p-Tolylheptano l A mixture of 210 g. of p-hydroxy-p'-methylbenzophenone, 55 g; of powdered sodium methoxide and 400 A solution toluene was added, and the mixture was refluxed four hours. The solvent was removed, the residue was taken up in ether, extracted with ten percent NaOH solution, twice withwater, the ether removed, and the residue was distilled. The product, p- ()3-diethylaminoethoXy)-pfmethylbenzophenone, was'obtained as an oil boiling at ahout232' C. at 0.6 mm.

Ari-ether solution containing 20 g. (0.064 mole) of p-(fl-diethylaminoethoxy) p methylbenzophenone' was to be the most active anti-cholesterol agentof the inven-.

tion. a I i g EXAMPLE 2 f1-[p (fl Diethylaminoethoxy)Phcnyl] .-1-p-Tolylheptanol Three hundred ml. of a stock solution of n-heXyl1ithi-.

um was prepared from 82.5 g. (0.5 mole) of n-hexyl bromide and 7.0 g. of lithium wire at 30 C. Fifty m1. of

a- 1.37 molar solution of n-hexyl lithium in ether was oxy) f-methylbenzophenone in 200 ml. of ether. The reactionmixture was allowed to stir for one hour then decomposed with water and the ether layer separated. Afterwashing with water,- the ether layer was dried over magnesium; sulfate; After removal of the solvent, the residual oil was crystallized from petroleum ether (B.P. 40+60.C..) .to give 13.5 g. of l-[p-(B-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]rl-pwtolylheptanol, melting at 57-59 C.

EXAMPLE 3 s 1 [p (fl-Diethylaminoethoxy)Phenyl]-1-p-T0lylpentanol An ether solution containing 15.6 g. (0.05 rnole) of pg(/3-jdiethylaminoethoxy) p methylbenzophenone was addedjto a 0.1 mole ether solution of n-butyl magnesium brgmidel The complex Was decomposed with a solution otiamrnoniurn chloride. The organic layer was collect ed and dried over potassium carbonate. The ether was removed, and the residue crystallized from low boilingpetroleum ether to yield 8.5 g. of l-[p-(fl-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] -1-p-'tolylpentanol, melting at 64.5-66 C.

' EXAMPLE 4 4 24.8 g. (0.12 mole) of n-nonyl bromide and 1.7 g. of

I lithium at 20 C. To this solution was added 31 g.

at 102-10 C.

(0.1 mole) of p-(B-diethylaminoethoxy)-p'-methylbenzophenone dissolved in ether. The reaction mixture'was decomposed with water, and the ether layer collected and dried over potassium carbonate. The ether wasremoved, yielding 31 g'. of oil: Ten grams ofthis oil was converted to the dihydrogen citrate salt and recrystallized from ethyl acetate, yielding 5' g; of l-[p-(li-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-p-tolyldecanol dihydrogen citrate melting EXAMPLE 6 1- [p- (B -Diethylaminoethoxy Phenyl] 91-p- Tolylhepmdecanol When the procedure of Example 5 is followed, using nz-c'e'tyl lithium in'place of n-nonyl lithium, l-[p-(fl-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] 1 -p tolylhep'tadecanol was obtained as an oil whose, dihydrogen citrate salt melted at 108-110 C.

' EXAMPLE 7 1-[p-(ti-Diezhylaminoethoxy)Phenyl]-1-p-Tolyldecene-1 An excess of alcoholic hydrogen chloride was added to 20 g. of l-[p-(B-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-p-tolyldecanol (Example 5) and" the solution refluxed for one hour. The solvent was removed and 10 g. of the hydrochloride salt neutralized with a ten percent sodium hydro'xide'solutiou. The free amine was dissolved in ether and dried over potassium carbonate. The ether was removed and the residue converted to the dihydrogen citrate salt and recrystallized from butanone yielding.1-[p-(fidiethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-l'-p-tolyldecene 1 dihydrogen-citrate melting at 119-121 C.

EXAMPLE 8 1- [p-(fl-Die'thylqzminoethoxy )Phenyl] -I-p-T0lyldecane Ten grams of 1-[p-(,B-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]+1- p-tolyldecene-l hydrochloride was dissolved in 100 ml. ethanol and hydrogenated at fifty pounds of hydrogen pressure using platinum oxide catalyst. After the theoretical amount of hydrogen-was absorbed, the catalyst was When p -hydroxy-p-chlorobenzophenone replaced phydroxy-p'-methylbenzophenone in Example 1, p-(B-diethylaminoethoxy)-p'-chlorobenzophenone was obtained, melting at 79-80 C. (from ethanol). treated with isoamyl magnesium bromide. and the reaction v, worked up as described in Example 1, yielded 1-[p-( fl-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-l-p-chlorophenyl-4 methyl lpentanol melting at 6466 C.

' EXAMPLE 5 1-[p(p-Diethylaminoethoxy)Phenyl]-l-p-Tolyldecanol An ether solution of nonyl lithium-was prepared from This ketone, when removed by filtration, and the solvent removed. The residue was converted to the free base, and the dihydrogen citrate salt of 1-[p-(fi-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-ptolyldecane was prepared in butanone. The salt melted at 119-120 C.

' EXAMPLE 9 1- [p-(ry -Piperidinopropoxy) Phenyl] -1-p-Tolylheptanol When p- -piperidinoprop oxy ).-p'-m'ethylbenzophenone replaced" p-(Bkjlizthylaminoethoxy)v p' -methylbenzophenone'in Example 2, there was-obtained l-[p-(y-piperidinopropoxy)phenyl]-1-p-tolylheptanol melting point 88-- 89 C. v

EXAMPLE 1'0 7 1-[p-(B-Mqrphqlinoethbxy)Phenyl] -1-p-1folyl7ieptanol When pfl-morpholinoethoxy) -p-methylbenzophenone replaced p-(fl diethylaminoethoxy)p'-methoxybenzophenone in Example 2, there was obtained l-[p-(fi-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl]-1-p-tolylheptanol, melting point 85- 86. C.

EXAMPLE 11 '1- [p-(fi-Diethylaminoethow )Phenyl] -1-m- Trifluoromethylphenylheptanol When p-(fi-diethylaminoethoxy) m trifluoromethylbenzophenone replaced p- (,B-diethylaminoethoxy) -pmethylbenzophenone in Example 2, there was obtained l-[p-(fl-diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] l-m-trifluoromethylphenylheptanol, melting point 91-925 C.

EXAMPLE 12 1'-[p-(B-Dimethylaminoethoxy)Phenyl]-1-Phenylnonanol When p-(fl dimethylaminoethoxy)benzophenone and n-oc-tyllithium replaced p diethylaminoethoxy) pmethylbenzophenone and hexyllithium in Example 2, there was obtained 1-[p-(B-dimethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-phenylnonanol, melting at 64-65 C.

EXAMPLE 13 1-[p-(,B-Diethylaminoethoxy)Phenyl]- 1 -p-Methoxyphenyloctanol When p-(fi-diethylaminoethoxy) p'-methoxybenzophenone and n-heptyllithium replaced p-(B-diethylaminoethoxy)-p'-methylbenzophenone and hexyllithium in Example 2 there was obtained 1-[p-(fl-diethylaminoethoxy)- phenyl] 1 p-methoxyphenyloctauol, as the dihydrogen citrate salt, melting at 95-97" C.

EXAMPLE l4 1 [p-( p-Diethylaminoethoxy Phenyl] -1 -p-Tolylheptene-1 1- [p-(fi-Diethylaminoethoxy)Phenyl] -1p-T0lylheptane When 1-[p-( diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] -1-p-tolylheptene-l (Example 14) replaced 1-[p-(B-diethylaminoethoxy) phenyl]-1-p-tolyldecene-1 in Example 8 there was obtained 1-[p-(,B diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-p-tolylheptane, as the dihydrogen citrate salt, melting at 12.0- 122 C.

EXAMPLE 16 1- [p-(fi-Dimethylaminoethoxy Phenyl] 1 -Phenyl-3 -Buten-1 -0l An ether solution of allyl magnesium bromide, prepared from 12.2 g. (0.1 M) of allyl bromide and 15 g. (0.6 g. at.) of magnesium powder, was added to 13.5 g. (0.05 M) of p-(B-dimethylaminoethoxy)benzophenone dissolved in ether and the mixture refluxed for one hour. The reaction mixture was then decomposed with a solution of ammonium chloride and the ether layer collected. The ether was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and the solvent removed. The residue was crystallized from a mixture of ether-petroleum-ether (B.P. 40-60) yielding 13.5 g. of l-[p (,B dimethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] 1- phenyl-3-buten-1-ol, melting at 100-102 C. This compound has an anti-cholesterol activity comparable with that of the compound of Example 1.

We claim:

1. A compound of the formula 0H ammo-@s-om-r loweralkylamino,

teger from 2 to 4, R is a of hydrogen,

in which A is a member of the group consisting of diloweralkylamino, piperidino, and morpholino, n is an integer from 2 to 4, R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy and tri fluoromethyl and Y is a radical of the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl having from two to fifteen carbon atoms.

2. A compound of the formula in which A is a member of the group consisting of diloweralkylamino, piperidino, and morpholino, n is an integer from 2 to 4, R is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy and trifiuoromethyl and Y is a radical of the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl having from two to fifteen carbon atoms.

3. A compound of the formula:

acnnm-Q-on-orn-r in which A is a member of the group consisting of dipiperidino, and morpholino, n is an inmember of the group consisting lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy and trifiuoromethyl and Y is a radical of the group consisting of alkyl and alkenyl having from two to fifteen carbon atoms.

4. l-[p (5 diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] 1 p-tolylheptanol.

5. l-[p (B diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] 1 p-tolylpentanol.

6. l-[p-(B diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl] I-p-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-l-pentanol.

7. l-[p-(B diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-p-methoxyphenyloctanol.

8. l-[p-(B diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-l-p-tolylhep tene-l.

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1. A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA
 2. A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA 1-(A-CNH2N-O-),4-((R''-PHENYL)-C(=CH-Y)-)-BENZENE IN WHICH A IS A MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF DILOWERALKYLAMINO, PIPERIDINO, AND MORPHOLINO, N IS AN INTEGER FROM 2 TO 4, R'' IS A MEMBER OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF HYDROGEN, LOWER ALKYL, HALOGEN, LOWER ALKOXY AND TRIFLUOROMETHYL AND Y IS A RADICAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKYL AND ALKENYL HAVING FROM TWO TO FIFTEEN CARBON ATOMS.
 3. A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA: 